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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2000
Thomas Francis Perkins, Douglasville, GA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A game played in conjunction with card games and including an auxiliary bonus feature and method of playing. The game is playable in conjunction with standard card games, such as Poker or Blackjack, or other card games, using one or more standard decks of 52 cards or representations thereof and optionally one or more Jokers added to the deck or to each deck. The game is further playable, for example, on a gaming table by players and a dealer using cards, or on a computer, other electronic medium, or slot machine using representations of various features of the game. At the time of ante in the card game, each player participating in the card game optionally selects whether to participate in the auxiliary bonus portion of the game by making a special bonus bet, which is placed in a special bonus jackpot. Play then proceeds according to the rules of the underlying card game. A player wins the special bonus jackpot if the player has selected to participate in the auxiliary bonus portion of the game and if the player is dealt a predetermined card, such as the added Joker. If no player wins the jackpot in a particular hand, the jackpot carries over, thus providing greater incentive for player participation and continued play. If the predetermined card is dealt to a Dealer or is dealt as, for example, a community card, the predetermined card is discarded and another card dealt. The player receiving the dealt predetermined card is dealt an additional card to complete that player's hand whether or not any winning jackpot is distributed. Thus, the predetermined card, such as the Joker, is not used for play in the card game. In play with a gaming table, the table includes various spots or locations for easing play or ensuring proper play, including a location for placement of the special bonus bet by each player and betting spots for placement of bets and antes.